2018 July 28-29 Mbabane Swaziland District Conference

28-29 July 2018 Mbabane Swaziland District Conference

On Saturday, President and Sister Leavitt went on visits with the District Leaders and area seventy Elder Jacques van Reenen and his wife Christine, participated in leadership training meetings and the adult conference session. 

President Leavitt enjoying breakfast

District Leaders gathering at the Manzini Chapel to go do visits

Sister van Reenen and Sister Leavitt visited here

After the adult conference session, President Leavitt and Elder van Reenen visited these Elders at their flat.

How many missionaries does it take to change a light?
Apparently four to watch and help as Elder van Reenen shows them how it is done.

Success! L-R: Elder Molteno, Elder Rodgers, Elder van Reenen, Elder Musumhi, Elder Daybell

On Sunday we enjoyed participating in the Mbabane Swaziland District Conference from 10-12 pm. After the wrap up meeting, and meeting with a family, President Leavitt met with about 50 YSAs in the chapel until 2:15 pm. 

We were greeted outside the Mbabane Chapel Sunday morning by 8 of our wonderful 12 Swaziland Elders. The other four arrived soon after while we were greeting people.

Sister & President Leavitt, Elder & Sister van Reenen

Leaders at the Mbabane Swaziland District Conference

After the district conference, these Young Single Adults pictured below waited for over an hour to meet with President Leavitt for an hour. First he had a conference wrap-up meeting with Elder van Reenen and the other leaders and also met briefly with a family from which some are being baptized next week.

We love meeting with them and helping them plan next steps. President Leavitt informed them that his application to form a YSA Branch in Swaziland wasn't approved at this time. YSAs need to continue to serve well in their individual six branches. 

So for now, the next step is to form a YSA Activity Committee and bring the YSAs together on a consistent basis. Hopefully plentiful activities will bring the YSAs together so they can meet and get to know each other, form eternal marriages and have and raise strong families in the gospel. This will help grow the Mbabane Swaziland District into the Mbabane Swaziland Stake.

4 August 2018, 10:30 am (picture taken), YSAs had a hike and a braai that was announced at the above meeting and elsewhere.